S 9401 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the department of health to facilitate the exchange of data between the state prescription drug program and electronic health records

Summary

Directs the commissioner of health shall promulgate regulations allowing for any electronic health records integration vendor to obtain state approval to facilitate interoperability between the prescription monitoring program registry and certified electronic health records systems that can connect with any national data sharing hub.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

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Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2026 Last action May 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

S9401 → S9401A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to streamline its legislative process by discharging the Health Committee and allowing immediate amendment. Substantively, the security requirements for the prescription monitoring program were relaxed; the mandate to maintain specific certifications like SOC 2 Type II or HITRUST was removed and replaced with a flexible standard allowing the Commissioner to determine future security protocols.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding data security requirements was narrowed by removing mandatory third-party certification standards, giving the Commissioner discretion to set future security rules.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the mandatory requirement for the prescription monitoring program to maintain SOC 2 Type II attestation and HITRUST CSF certification.

Added a provision allowing the Commissioner to determine any other information security standards in the future.

TIMELINE

Changed the legislative process to discharge the Health Committee, permitting the bill to be amended and reprinted immediately without waiting for a committee report.

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Amendments

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9401A

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor